Anchoring means for shipped goods



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ANCHORING vMEANS FOR SHIPPED GOODS Filed Dec. 5, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. -o -be2/2 B IVR-21k 4 l ATTORNEYS,

Jan.' 5, 1932.

R. R. MAUK ANCHURING MEANS FOR SHIPPED GOODS Filed Dec. 5, 1930 I5 Sheets-Sheet I N VEN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 5, 1932 PATENT OFFICE-.ii

v i ROBERT n. iuAUk, OFGRAND Rari-ns, MICHIGAN lAraroomlte; MEANS Fon SHIPPED GooDs "application aleaneember 5,1930. serial No. 500,182.

vThe present'invention relates to anchoring meansfor vehicles, Vsuch as automobiles, and other goods'in freight cars during shipment;

Y and its object is generally,`to provide improved'means of that character; and more particularly, to provide such meansv which may be raised into a` position of use above the level of the floor of the lfreight car and c. lowered to said level when not in use; Vand further, to provide such means comprising track members 'and cross members adjustably secured thereto; and further, to provide improved means for releasably securing said Y, members in positions of use ;v and further, to provide improved means for releasably securing the members in interrelative positions; and further, Yto, provide improved means for Vreleasably securing such a vehicle to said anchoring means.

V This and any other andmorefspecific objects hereinafter appearing are attainedby, and the invention finds preferable embodiment in, the illustrative structure particularly described in the body of this specifica- '25 tion and illustrated by the Vaccompanying drawings, in which: Y

Figure 1 Vis a plan view vof thevfloor of `a freight car and of the frame of the anchoring means installed therein; Y Figure 2 yis ,a plan view of the same, said frame being `raised into usable position, its members in adjusted position, and an automobile anchored thereon;

Figure 3 is-a plan view (enlarged) of a portion of the same; Figure 4 is a `sectional view thereof taken on a vertical plane corresponding to line 4-4ofFigure3; Y y

Figure 5 is a sectional view of portionsof the same taken on a yverticalplane corresponding to line 5-f5 of Figure 6; y Figure 6 is a sectional view of said portions taken on a vertical plane corresponding to line 6-6 of Figure 5; i t Figure 7 isa side view of said Vframe and a 'sectionalview of the iioor of the freight car taken on al vertical plane corresponding to line 7--7fofFigure 1; I

570 Figure 8 is a like'A 'iew of the vsame, but

showing said frame in its elevated Vposition of 1186;, v y' Y; v

Figure 9 is a sectional view of the same taken on aV verticalplane corresponding to line 9 9 of Figure?v and showing said frame 55 in lowered position; l f i 1 Figure 10 is an elevational view of a portion of the same partially sectioned with vehicle wheel-'holding blocks mounted thereon and a portion of an automobile anchored so thereto; I Y y Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 10 but showing a modified construction of a wheel-holding block; Y

Figure'12 is a detail fragmentary view-of 65 Ione of the cross members of said frame and an anchoring rod secured thereto; and' Figure 13 is aview of aplatewhereon said raised frame is supported.

In these drawings, the floor 1 of-a freight 70 car isshown having upwardly-open horizontal channels 2 extending in they cars longitudinal direction andcrosschannels 3 extending between the same.l 'These channels'l respectively have narrow and deep middle portions 21, 31 and at their Vmouthsvvider and shallower lateral portions`22, 31. The framedesignated generally 4 of the' anchoring means comprises track members v5 and cross members 6 adjustably secured thereto,y and hav- S0 ing respectively middle or'web-portions 51,. 61, and lateral or flange portions 51,61 seating in the channels whenthe frame isnot inv use, the/upper surface 'of said members being then e desirably level with the floors surface.

` In the illustrated position yof use, said frame 4 has been raised in the channels, the downward extensions 7 of the track members 5 sliding in vertical guides or bearings 8 in thev car floor, said members 5 being held 90 insuch raised position by suitable means as the wedge keys 9 driven through openings 10 in the track members extensions and resting on plates 11 which have spaced arms 12 Y asseen in Figure 13, these plates resting in the lateral portions 22 of the channels 2-and theirarms straddling the extensions 7. v

As the wedge keys are driven inwardly they cause the track members to press upwardly on lthe cross bars" 14 which pass 100 underlyingsaid flanges.

through openings 15 in the extensions 7, and thus wedgingly secure said track members in fixed raised position. rfhese cross bars 14 are secured as by screws on the under side of the floor 1, as seen in Figure 9, a long bar 40 which extends in the cars longitudinal direction being interposed between the floor and bar 14. A desired number of the cross members 6 of the frame are raised from their receiving channels 3 and positioned at points y along the track members, to which'. they are secured by suitable means as thecotter pins 16 inserted through holes 17 in the track members middle portions leand holeslS inthe end portions of the cr'oss members, such end 4 the opposite sides respectively of said members middle portion 61. The automobile is secured to the frame 4 of the anchoring` means bysuitable devices, as by aA pair of yblocks 22 engaging the opposite sides of the automobile Wheels 23 as shown in Figure l0, these blocks being held in position on the track members as by nails 24 vdriven through holes 25 in the cross-members" laterally extending portions or flanges 62 and into portions 26 of the blocks In vthe modified-construction seen in Figure l11, such Vblocks 221 are provided near the ends of the automobilels axles 27 on which said axles rest to yhold the wheelsnclear of the car floor. Ananchoring stirrup 28 extending over the axle and secured at its ends as by Vscrew bolts-29 to the block 221 serves to securely hold the automobile against movement or Van anchoring rod 281 may be provided extending over the axle, its ends being twisted around a pin 8Ov extending through a hole 31 in thecross member as shown in FigureslO and 12.

It will b erunderstood that such a frame 4 may be installed in the floor of any freight car, whether of the enclosed box-car type, or the platform or gondola type; and further, that such a frame may be positioned in the vertical walls as well as in the floor of the car for various uses; and that other goods, boxes, machinery, etc., as well as automobiles, may be anchored to such a frame as by cords or. wires passed through the holes 25, 31, 32 in the frame or around its members 5, 6. It will be seenl that when the frame is lowered into the channels, it offers no obstructionor impediment to the use of the freight car for any other purpose.

. The invention being intended to be pointed outinthe claims, is not to be limited to Vor by details of construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbefore described.

I claim:

1. In a freight car: a floor having open channels; freight-anchoring devices includingV a, frameseating inthe channels and adapted tofbe raised in a guided yvertical direction to use position, and means for securing the freight to said frame. 2..In` afreig'fht` car'fal' floor having open channels extending longitudinally and transversely thereofrespectively; freight-anchoring devicespincluding, a frame comprising members seating in the channels respectively and adaptedtofbe raised to use position, and means for securing the freight' to said frame.

3.In'a freight carza floor having open channels extending longitudinally and transversely thereof. respectively; freight-anchoring devices including a frame comprising track members and 4cross members seating in said channels respectively and adapted toberaised to use position, 'means forsecuring the. cross members tothe .raised track ymembers in vadjusted positions,fand means for securing the freight to said frame.

V4. Iniaffreight car: a `floor having open channels withA shallow lateral portions; freight-anchoring devices including a frame seating in the channels and having flange portions-seating in said lateral portions and adapted tobe raised touse position, means for securing the frame `in raised position, and means, for securing therfreight to the frame. l v

`In a freight car: a ioor having open channels andY vertical openings; freightanchoringdevices including a frame seating in the channelsand adapted to be raised to use position and having portions extending downwardlyin said openings, means for securing the freight to said frame; means for securing the frame in raised position.

6. In aAfreight-car: a floor having open channels and vertical openings; freightanchoring devices including a frame seating in the channels and adapted to be raised to a stopped use positionand having portions extending! downwardly in Asaid openings, means for securing thefreight to said frame; means for securing the frame in raised position comprising keys engagingsaid downwardly extending portions.

7. In a. freight car: a floor having open channels and vertical openings; freightanchoring devices including a frame seating in vthe channelsland adapted tobe raised to a stopped use position and `.having portions extending downwardly in: .said openings, means for securingthefreight tofsaidframe; means for securingtheframe in raised position comprising keys :engaging saiddownwardlygextending portions iand removable plates straddling said portions and resting on the floor and supporting the keys.

8. In a freight car: a floor having open channels; freight-anchoring devices including a frame having holes therethrough and seating in the channels and adapted to be raised to use position, and means passing through said holes for securingrthe freight to the frame.

9. In a freight car: a floor having open channels; freight-anchoring devi-ces including a frame comprising track members seating in the channels and adapted to be raised to use position and including also separate cross members, means for securing the cross members to the track members, and means for securing the freight to said frame.

10. In a freight car: a floor having open channels; freight-anchoring devices including a frame comprising track members sea-ting in the channels and adapted'to be raised to use position and including also separate cross members underlying at their ends the track members, means for securin the cross members to the track members, an means for securing the freight to said frame.

11. In a freight car: a floor having open channels; freight-anchoring devices including a frame comprising track members seating in the channels and adapted to be raised to use position and including also separate cross members, means for securing the cross members to the track members including cotter pins extending through holes in the track members and cross members, and mea-ns for securing the freight to said frame.

12. In a freight car: a floor'having open channels; vehicle-anchoring devices including a frame having holes therethrough, and blocks holdingly engaging the Wheels of the vehicle and secured in position by means eX- tending through said holes and into the blocks.

13. In a freight car: a floor having open channels; vehicle-anchoring devices including a frame having holes therethrough, and blocks supporting the axle of the vehicle and secured in position by means extendingY through said holes and into the blocks.

14C. In a freight car: a floor having open channels; vehicle-anchoring devices including a frame seating in the channels and adapted to be raised to use position, and vehicleanchoring rods passing over the vehicles aXle and engaging the frame raised to use position below the upper surface thereof.

In testimon whereof I have hereunto set my hand at rand Rapids, Michigan, this 2nd day of December, 1930.

ROBERT R. MAUK. 

